Joshua 21:41:8Josh.21.41.W8TAB
אַרְבָּעִ֥ים
arbaim
“forty”
- Transliteration
- ar-ba-IM
- Extended
- ar-baa-EEM
- IPA
- /ʔar.baˈʕiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- forty
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ar-ba-IM
- phraseyour reading level
ar-ba-IM u-shmo-NEH
- clause
a-RIM ar-ba-IM u-shmo-NEH u-mig-re-shei-HEN
- sentence
KOL a-REI hal-vi-YIM be-TOKH a-khu-ZAT be-NEI-Yis-ra-EL a-RIM ar-ba-IM u-shmo-NEH u-mig-re-shei-HEN
Exegesis
The sequence ‘ārîm ’arba‘îm u-šmōnê {עָרִים אַרְבָּעִים וּשְׁמֹנֶה | ‘ārîm ’arba‘îm u-šmōnê} converts forty and eight into the compound forty-eight in English.
Root and etymology
ר־ב־ע
“four”
In context — Joshua 21:41
All the towns of the Levites within the inheritance of the sons of Israel were forty-eight in number, with their pastures .
About this coordinate
Joshua 21:41:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Joshua 21:41, so the Hebrew word אַרְבָּעִ֥ים (arbaim) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Josh.21.41.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.21.41.W8.S1) and character.